Foreign Affairs and International Trade

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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada -
Vancouver - Your Trade Team BC Partner in
Export Success
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Who I am
Yvonne deBoer, Trade Commissioner Sectors
Mining, Consulting Engineers, Ocean
Technologies, International Financial
Institutions Geographic sub-Saharan Africa
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Who we are

• The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
• Your Eyes and Ears Around the World
• 140 offices abroad and 12 regional offices in
  Canada
• more than 800 Trade Commissioners overseas,
• 100 across Canada

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Our mandateTo promote Canadas economic
interests in the global marketplace
Facilitating

• Foreign market access
• Trade leads
• Exporting
• Business contacts
• Events

• Technology transfer
• Licensing agreements
• Joint venture development
• Investment in Canada

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Our goal

• Facilitate trade and investment by helping SMEs
  enter new markets
• Faster
• More cheaply
• With less risk
• ..And make a profit!

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What we offer

• One-On-One Export Help
• Market and Connections Information
• Export Financing Advice
• Trade Fairs, Missions and Events Recommendations

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Importance of Going GLOBAL or Why Export?

• Tool for growth and a significant revenue stream
• Decreased dependence on local markets
• Increase business intelligence and
  competitiveness
• Increase productivity
• One in every four jobs is dependent on exports
• Diversification and hedging of economic downturns
  (i.e. US)
• Increased international image and visibility
• Higher adaptability and profitability

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Pitfalls of exporting

• Costs, including transportation
• Hidden costs and cashflow strains (getting paid)
• Drain on management time, corporate resources
• Potential loss of IPR
• Adapting to different markets and cultures
• Exchange rate fluctuations and custom duties
• Corruption, political risks

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EXPORT INFORMATION

• 
  www.exportsource.gc.ca
• Operated by twelve Canada Business Services
  Centres across Canada with information on
• starting to export
• international market info contacts
• export regulations
• financial assistance
• upcoming trade events
• government programs
• export advisory services
• research sources

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BC Yukon Trade Events Calendar www.bctradeevents
.com
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VIRTUAL TRADE COMMISSIONER

• Your Personalized Gateway to the Trade
• Commissioner Service On-line service delivery
• Free service available 24/7
• Market and sector specific information
• Business leads and news
• On-line event registration
• Secure, direct access to over 800 Trade
  Commissioners abroad
• Free registration at www.infoexport.gc.ca

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Become a client of the Trade Commissioner Service
Visit our web site to register now!
www.infoexport.gc.ca
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Trade Team BC Services
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Agri-Food Trade Service

• Export Advice
• Foreign Rules and Regulations
• Protocols
• Tariffs/Duties
• Labelling
• Environmental
• Distributors/Agents

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Agri-Food Trade Service

• Export Advice
• Market Access Issues
• Border problems
• Trade agreements
• issues
• interpretation
• Non-tariff barriers

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Agri-Food Trade Service

• Export Advice
• Making Contacts Abroad
• Your local AAFC officer
• AAFC in Ottawa
• Agri-food specialists / locally engaged support
  abroad
• Canadas Embassies, Consulates and High
  Commissions

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Agri-Food Trade Service

• Export Advice
• International Trade Shows
• (Canadian Pavilions or info booths at)
• SIAL, Paris, France
• FOODEX, Tokyo, Japan
• ANUGA, Cologne, Germany
• U.S. Shows (e.g. Fancy Food Show)
• Regional Shows (e.g. Gulfood, Food Hotel China)

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Agri-Food Trade Service

• Sharan Evani India, Australia, New Zealand,
  Japan, Korea, United States, Industry Outreach,
  and Investment
• Tracey Innes ASEAN countries, US (lead),
  Organic Foods, Feeds, Fertilizer, Pet Food, and
  Poultry
• Jeff Lang China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Middle
  East, Africa, Specialty Foods, Nursery, Flowers,
  Hemp, Herbs, Virtual Trade Commissioner, Ginseng

• Lauren Lavigne Fish and Seafood (all countries)
• Emily MacKenzie Mexico, Central and South
  America, Europe, Russia, and Industry Outreach
• Renee Umezuki Biotechnology, Bioproducts,
  Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, Vegetables,
  Wine, Tree fruit and berries, Trade Policy,
  Livestock, Branding

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Export Information

• SourceCAN
• free e-marketplace matching Canadian products and
  services with thousands of business opportunities
  posted by domestic and foreign corporations and
  governments (http//www.sourcecan.com)
• Links to China Bidding

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Yvonne deBoer Trade Commissioner International
Trade Canada Tel [phone] Fax (604)
666-0954 E-Mail Yvonne.deboer_at_international.gc.c
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